Architecture and the Urban Landscape (archive): Editors Pickstag:blog.cleveland.com,2014:/architecture/21422012-07-21T18:00:00ZAn architecture blog by The Plain Dealer's Steven Litt (archive)
Movable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceODOT plan for I-90 bridge amenities offers meager consolation for bigger disappointments: Steve Litt tag:blog.cleveland.com,2012:/architecture//2142.87127912012-07-21T18:00:00Z2012-07-21T20:47:40ZIt's critical, Steve Litt says, to push for stronger design performance from ODOT as the agency looks ahead to remake other sections of the Inner Belt highway system, in which three interstates converge on the south and east sides of downtown Cleveland.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
It's critical, Steve Litt says, to push for stronger design performance from ODOT as the agency looks ahead to remake other sections of the Inner Belt highway system, in which three interstates converge on the south and east sides of downtown Cleveland.
Cleveland Foundation awards $400,000 to help Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District realize 'green' potential of its $3 billion water quality programtag:blog.cleveland.com,2012:/architecture//2142.85700212012-06-22T23:30:27Z2012-06-23T05:05:40ZThe Cleveland Foundation's $400,000 program that will marry the engineering skills of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District with those of the city's neighborhood planners and urban designers to foster economic development and more livable communities.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
The Cleveland Foundation's $400,000 program that will marry the engineering skills of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District with those of the city's neighborhood planners and urban designers to foster economic development and more livable communities.
"Collinwood Rising" program wins prestigious $500,000 grant from ArtPlace program of the National Endowment for the Artstag:blog.cleveland.com,2012:/architecture//2142.85074272012-06-13T19:30:30Z2012-06-13T22:41:47ZAt $500,000, the ArtPlace grant to Collinwood is the fourth largest of forty seven in the latest round of giving announced Tuesday by the national programSteven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
At $500,000, the ArtPlace grant to Collinwood is the fourth largest of forty seven in the latest round of giving announced Tuesday by the national program
Cleveland Clinic's new master plan envisions bigger, greener campus with ample room to grow for decadestag:blog.cleveland.com,2012:/architecture//2142.75895842012-01-23T02:05:00Z2012-01-26T17:19:32ZIn all, the plan identifies sites for 14 major new buildings between Euclid and Chester avenues. By envisioning such possibilities, the plan emphasizes that the Clinic continues to see its main campus as the centerpiece of an effort to become a global health-care brand.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
In all, the plan identifies sites for 14 major new buildings between Euclid and Chester avenues. By envisioning such possibilities, the plan emphasizes that the Clinic continues to see its main campus as the centerpiece of an effort to become a global health-care brand.
Cleveland Design Competition comes up with fresh visions for Cleveland International Schooltag:blog.cleveland.com,2011:/architecture//2142.6872245.201108291434312011-08-28T10:30:00Z2011-08-29T18:34:31ZThere's no reason why new schools can't be as exhilarating and as inspiring as reading Shakespeare, translating a tough passage in Latin or tackling advanced problems in science and math.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
There's no reason why new schools can't be as exhilarating and as inspiring as reading Shakespeare, translating a tough passage in Latin or tackling advanced problems in science and math.
A trio of pedestrian bridges proposed by Boston architect Miguel Rosales could change the face of Clevelandtag:blog.cleveland.com,2011:/architecture//2142.6513406.201106201146342011-06-18T09:55:00Z2011-06-20T15:46:34ZDuring a visit earlier this week, Rosales released new images and provided updates on all three projects, which combine structural innovation with elegant artistic form.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
During a visit earlier this week, Rosales released new images and provided updates on all three projects, which combine structural innovation with elegant artistic form.
Cleveland Design Competition challenge: Create new Campus International School near CSUtag:blog.cleveland.com,2011:/architecture//2142.6228564.201105041217292011-05-04T09:55:00Z2011-05-04T16:17:29ZThe contest has a note of heightened realism because the university has announced a preferred site for the school: the block bounded by Payne and Superior avenues between East 18th and 19th streets. The block, owned primarily by the city of Cleveland, is mostly devoted to surface parking.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
The contest has a note of heightened realism because the university has announced a preferred site for the school: the block bounded by Payne and Superior avenues between East 18th and 19th streets. The block, owned primarily by the city of Cleveland, is mostly devoted to surface parking.
Case Western Reserve University chooses Perkins + Will firm to design $50 million student centertag:blog.cleveland.com,2011:/architecture//2142.6200434.201105010940382011-04-30T09:55:04Z2011-05-01T13:40:38ZThe project is the most ambitious construction effort launched so far under CWRU President Barbara Snyder, who joined the university in 2007.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
The project is the most ambitious construction effort launched so far under CWRU President Barbara Snyder, who joined the university in 2007.
Public Square traffic studies could determine the character of downtown for decades tag:blog.cleveland.com,2011:/architecture//2142.5946061.201103200920572011-03-19T18:00:00Z2011-03-20T13:20:57ZDan Gilbert's Rock Gaming LLC could have decisive influence over whether downtown can become greener, livelier and more beautiful, or whether it's swamped by traffic and the demand for parking generated by the casino when it opens a year from now.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
Dan Gilbert's Rock Gaming LLC could have decisive influence over whether downtown can become greener, livelier and more beautiful, or whether it's swamped by traffic and the demand for parking generated by the casino when it opens a year from now.
Cleveland's Group Plan Commission calls for big changes around Public Square and the Malltag:blog.cleveland.com,2011:/architecture//2142.5710737.201102141648442011-02-10T23:00:00Z2011-02-14T21:48:44ZThe recommendations embody the idea that civic beauty could be an economic development tool for a shrinking Great Lakes metropolis trying to turn itself around. Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
The recommendations embody the idea that civic beauty could be an economic development tool for a shrinking Great Lakes metropolis trying to turn itself around.
GSA designs for new Celebrezze building facades will mute the 1960s look of the towertag:blog.cleveland.com,2011:/architecture//2142.5624903.201101290345262011-01-27T17:00:00Z2011-01-29T08:45:26ZThe re-skinning of the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building in downtown Cleveland will be a skyline-sized loss and gain.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
The re-skinning of the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building in downtown Cleveland will be a skyline-sized loss and gain.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History to build high-tech 'SmartHome' that stays warm without furnacetag:blog.cleveland.com,2011:/architecture//2142.5595632.201101222315432011-01-22T17:00:00Z2011-01-23T04:15:43ZA skeptic might say it would be impossible in cold, snowy Cleveland to build a house that can stay warm without a furnace. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History plans to demolish such doubts this summer.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
A skeptic might say it would be impossible in cold, snowy Cleveland to build a house that can stay warm without a furnace. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History plans to demolish such doubts this summer.
LMN Architects and Gustafson Guthrie Nichol envision bold ideas for downtown's Group Plan Commissiontag:blog.cleveland.com,2010:/architecture//2142.54232242010-12-18T10:30:00Z2010-12-18T21:05:43ZThe core message of planners working for Cleveland's Group Plan Commission is that downtown boasts incredible riches.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
The core message of planners working for Cleveland's Group Plan Commission is that downtown boasts incredible riches.
LMN Architects and GGN landscape architects propose new visions for downtown Cleveland to Group Plan Commissiontag:blog.cleveland.com,2010:/architecture//2142.54166432010-12-16T21:00:21Z2010-12-17T19:30:30ZA pair of Seattle design firms proposed some radical ideas today for the future of downtown Cleveland.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
A pair of Seattle design firms proposed some radical ideas today for the future of downtown Cleveland.
Cleveland designers brainstorm downtown ideas on Mall, lakefront and riverfront for Group Plan Commissiontag:blog.cleveland.com,2010:/architecture//2142.5351409.201012031148542010-12-02T10:00:00Z2010-12-03T16:48:54ZRoughly 60 local design professionals convened Tuesday at the Louis Stokes Wing of the Cleveland Public Library for an all-day brainstorming session on the future of downtown.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
Roughly 60 local design professionals convened Tuesday at the Louis Stokes Wing of the Cleveland Public Library for an all-day brainstorming session on the future of downtown.
Rock Ventures' casino design process in Cleveland needs to be transparent: Analysistag:blog.cleveland.com,2010:/architecture//2142.5316886.201011231438462010-11-23T11:00:00Z2010-11-23T19:38:46ZDespite its polish, a recent video was not something that Dan Gilbert's company wanted to share with the public now, because it said the designs are still evolving. Naturally, that makes the video all the more fascinating. Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
Despite its polish, a recent video was not something that Dan Gilbert's company wanted to share with the public now, because it said the designs are still evolving. Naturally, that makes the video all the more fascinating.
Living Cities to award $14.75 million to Cleveland to boost redevelopment effort masterminded by Cleveland Foundationtag:blog.cleveland.com,2010:/architecture//2142.52028522010-10-28T04:01:00Z2010-10-28T08:32:05ZCleveland has made the cut in a national philanthropic competition aimed at jump-starting fresh ideas about how to fight poverty, rebuild urban wastelands and build wealth in poor neighborhoods.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
Cleveland has made the cut in a national philanthropic competition aimed at jump-starting fresh ideas about how to fight poverty, rebuild urban wastelands and build wealth in poor neighborhoods.
LMN Architects unveil detailed concept for the Cleveland Medical Marttag:blog.cleveland.com,2010:/architecture//2142.5140375.201010151201222010-10-14T13:00:00Z2010-10-15T16:01:22ZThe latest renderings of the Cleveland Medical Mart, for which MMPI Inc. of Chicago wants to break ground by Jan. 1, are highly encouraging.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
The latest renderings of the Cleveland Medical Mart, for which MMPI Inc. of Chicago wants to break ground by Jan. 1, are highly encouraging.
Cleveland City Planning Commission approves revised plans for convention centertag:blog.cleveland.com,2010:/architecture//2142.50888272010-10-01T22:06:31Z2010-10-02T07:38:21ZThe Cleveland City Planning Commssion voted 6-0 to approve revised plans for the Cleveland convention center, developed over the past month by MMPI Inc. of Chicago.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
The Cleveland City Planning Commssion voted 6-0 to approve revised plans for the Cleveland convention center, developed over the past month by MMPI Inc. of Chicago.
Bridge architect Miguel Rosales lands commissions for three pedestrian bridge projects in Clevelandtag:blog.cleveland.com,2010:/architecture//2142.5001309.201009140829252010-09-11T04:08:00Z2010-09-14T12:29:25ZConcepts for three slender and potentially beautiful spans are in various stages of development at Whiskey Island, North Coast Harbor and University Circle in Cleveland.Steven Litt, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/slitt/index.html
Concepts for three slender and potentially beautiful spans are in various stages of development at Whiskey Island, North Coast Harbor and University Circle in Cleveland.